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Archie Shepp: The Original Fire Music

Archie Shepp in 2009. Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Music Interviews

Archie Shepp: The Original Fire Music

WGBH Radio

In a 28-minute program from WGBH, saxophonist Archie Shepp paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be making jazz music in the avant-garde/free-jazz era of the 1960s.

Archie Shepp: The Original Fire Music

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5 New Jazz Albums From 2014 So Far

James Brandon Lewis' second album, Divine Travels, came out in early February. Ingrid Hertfelder/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Blog Supreme

5 New Jazz Albums From 2014 So Far

It may seem as if jazz recordings have slowed to a flurry, but it's more like a blizzard, with dozens already coming down in the new year. Hear highlights from a few albums worth shoveling out, by Archie Shepp, Edward Simon, James Brandon Lewis and more.

Wade In The Water: 5 Jazz Takes On Spirituals

The gospel/folk singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe was accompanied by a jazz orchestra on her debut recording. Chris Ware/Getty Images hide caption

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Wade In The Water: 5 Jazz Takes On Spirituals

WFIU

The songs were a byproduct of slavery in the U.S. But after being passed along by generations of African-American musicians, they were later embraced by a variety of improvisers, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Grant Green and John Coltrane.

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